I am a professional nerd, passionate about wildlife and environmental protection, farm sanctuary volunteer, who believes vegan is The Way, and Virginia wine is better than yours. I was, and still am, Mina’s devoted human companion and I miss her more than anyone can imagine.
I’ve always been an animal lover, I’ve been vegetarian for 20 years and a more-ethical-by-the-day vegan since 2002, but getting actively involved with animal rights and wildlife conservation started with a wee baby panda named Tai Shan.
Things sort of snowballed from there and I thought that writing a blog would reach a few more people than just my close friends and that led to learning about all sorts of other people who devote their lives to wildlife protection, environmental protection, animal rights activism, you name it. I’m still learning and I hope to learn more every day. My Dad used to tell me that I come from a long line of “late bloomers.” I guess it doesn’t matter when you find your passion in life, as long as you find it.
Thanks for your kind support.
Hardi and Orangutan
“I guess it doesn’t matter when you find your passion in life, as long as you find it.”
Amen, sister!
You’re not a nerd – you’re a forerunner of our time – and you kind of sound just like me! I love how you have put ads on your site – in fact I just love your site – I am raisint £2500 for Moon Bears and Animals Asia. Thank you for existing fellow-thinker!
I love your page and your blog. It’s you in a nutshell! Keep up the excellent work. You are inspiration to more than you know
Hello: I happened upon your fine website and thought you and your readers might be interested in some similar posts we’re running at the Britannica Blog, such as:
“Finning” Sharks for Soup:
http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/09/sharking-eating-man-the-real-predator-of-the-sea/
The Global Market in Bear Parts:
http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/09/the-bear-trade-a-gruesome-bull-market/
Horse Slaughter in America:
http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/08/horse-slaughter-in-america/
We’d certainly welcome your comments about these posts on your site and ours–the issues are important.
Best of luck with the walk…
T. Pappas, Encyclopaedia Britannica
Chicago, IL
Hi Sheryl, small world! Great blog, have you ever mentioned it at WLD? By the way, I followed your link at our orangs and emailed the Girl Scouts about banning palm oil in their cookies. I’m a vegetarian working on going vegan…”see ya back at WLD”! Theresa
It sounds like you’re doing some great things, except, are you okay with Zoos.
I’ll be interested in hearing your response.
I forgot to mention in our correspondents to each other that you’ve put together a great site here.
Again, keep up the good work:)!
w00t! Thank you very much.
s.
Dear Sheryl. There is a litte film for you:
http://berggorillas.pro-ject-pool.ch/berggorillas.html
May I make a link to your site on the berggorilla-site?
Hey Sheryl, Thanks for starting the cookie campaign to raise fund and awareness about the situation in the Maisa Mara. Wish I could chow down on some of them with my rain forest friendly coffee! I’m making a small donation today in honor of your latest efforts! If anyone can get to Sheryl’s office, stop by for some cookies, the Lions will be very happy if you do!
Hello Sheryl, i followed you here from the Gorilla blog… You have a wonderful blog here and all you do is amazing… I was just wondering if you have seen a video called “Global warming or global governance” its a google video and is very interesting…
You have a fantastic blog Thank You.
Claire
Hey Sherly,
Am also just making my way around your blog and getting to know a little bit more about the space you inhabit…thanks for all.
Sheryl. Thank you for information that you bring to me concerning the traffic of the charcoal. I had not seen the problem under this angle. I have visit your site. You can visit mine (in French) http://www.jcsb.over-blog.com.
With my sincere greetings
This is a great blog and an excellent resource for like-minded people…
Best wishes,
Tanya (aka Filming Wild on Wildlife Direct)
Hi Sheryl, I was just reading some comments on Wildlife Direct and noticed an old blog about your interest in David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. I fostered Makena back in February, and get regular monthly updates on her progress and about all the units. They are absolutely gorgeous. Just thought you might like to know a new little three week old bull has just arrived at the trust named Kimana. He is gorgeous and so small, just in case you fancied becoming a foster parent. Great site by the way.
Hi Sheryl,
Great work! All the time you were leaving comments on my blog (http://thewaterhole.wildlifedirect.org) I believe you told me to check out your blog…i guess…but i never did. Then I end up here by chance! In Swahili i say ”pole sana” (meaning ”sorry”) for not visiting your blog earlier.
Otherwise this is indeed passion. 1 million people like you and the planet is saved!
Cheers,
Maina
Dear Sheryl,
I Just read your comment on Jaguar Detectives and came to your own blog!!! It is absolutely fantastic!!! You are great!!! Doing an amazing job here! And I have to agree with you: Trent Reznor is God!!! And he is coming to Brazil in exactly 80 days on South American Lights in the Sky Tour!!! I booked my tickets yesterday (he-he)! Best from Brazil!
Fernando
Sheryl, heres a link I thought you might be interested in got from David Sheldrick site (not sure if you will already have seen it). Can you want post it on your site to get more signatures. Cheers Joanne
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/CITES/
Sheryl,
Thank goodness for people like you. I do what I can, but know that in the future I will do more for animals.
I cannot believe that in this day and age, animals are tortured and abused in methods that most people don’t even know about. If your message reaches just a few more people every day, you will be creating a snowball effect that help change the world.
Thank you.
Hi Sheryl,
Always a lot of important information you provide for us – thanks for what you do.
And thanks for your recent comment on my blog/art for gorillas. I think Emmanuel and his colleagues will do great work for the gorillas in DRC/Virunga Mountains.
Take care,
Julie
Hi, I am so glad I found your site! It’s just wonderful, thank you for being a voice – wish there were more people like you – you know, who actually do something to help instead of sitting by on the sidelines. I am a vegetarian and advocate. I became involved in 1991 after learning about elephants slaughtered for their ivory in a NG magazine. Things (as you would say) snowballed from there and I got deeper into animal welfare/rights issues and became vegetarian in 1998. This also led to a passion for recycling and taking care of the environment. I have a website that addresses animal cruelty and environmental concerns too. Please, feel free to stop by sometime. Thanks again for your efforts and good luck to you!
hello… Love your site – have linked to it on my blog as well. Just an observation though… your link to compassion over killing isn’t correct – It’s definately not: http://www.cok.net/
Thought you’d want to correct that…
Anyway, thanks for all you do for the animals -
http://beaelliott.blogspot.com/
Ha! Yeah, it is actually cok.net but I’d typed cok.org. Oops. Thanks for catching it.
s.
Hi – if you ever come to Africa – KARIBU! (no – not the Canadian ungulate – it means WELCOME in KiSwaheli)
Great Blog
Heather
Great work great site keep it up for the animals.. Sincerely Tommy
thank this is the fabalous job I had ever seen.live is so important to every nature and you are teaching the world through this blog. ‘
Thank You
bless
Thanks for your comment and your love for wildlife is welcoming, helpful for the endangered species survival.
I will alway share the love for nature with you.
David Baluku
Retire Animal Keeper
I became vegetarian four years ago and many things have changed since then. Pleased to metet you.
From Spain,
Peter.
Great blog… you came at the “non-dairy cheese” issue in a way sympatico to my own, although my focus is more on heart disease issues.
But, love your similar “take no prisoners” attitude AND that you back up what you say with facts and links.
I plan to mention your blog on mine in the near future AND in the next issue of the Mad Cowboy Newsletter (which I edit: 4500+ subscribers).
You’re doing some fine work, kiddo.
Best regards, Mark
Great site, just been poking around. Saw your article on vegan “cheese” and it prompted me to send Daiya an email asking if they’d considered the environmental and health impact of using Palm Oil in their products. I received the following reply: “We do not use palm oil in any of our products. In fact, we never have. Palm oil appeared on some of our earlier labels for foodservice back in the late spring as an “and / or” ingredient. You may find our current ingredient listing for our foodservice product under the “Ingredient” tab on our home page.” Their website bears this out. So, not saying it’s healthy, but there is no Palm oil in their products. Would have left this comment with that article, but comments were closed.
Again, thanks for a great site, I’ll keep on reading!
Cheers!
-Ken
I am a vegan because I love animals. I do not use vegan cheese. Mostly I eat lentils and rice. But I am glad to be enlightened about palm oil, for it might be found in certain things which I would now know not to use. Your site is very nice and I shall look at it some more.